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Help please, paint in bath!

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Hi,

Can you help please. We've had someone in to do some work and he's somehow speckled emulsion in the bottom of the acrylic bath.

It would have been easy if we caught it earlier but it's now dried. We can't afford to have anything expensive done and the decorator is skint. He even asked for materials and payment up front. He's already been paid £400 for 2 days work and materials.

Any ideas anyone? i managed to get a bit off using my fingernail scraping it off slowly so am hoping something like a plastic scraper would be ok?

Of course I'll be getting him to do the work but clearly my trust in his skills is somewhat diminished.

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  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Run a hot bath. Leave it to soak for a while. Then try with yout finger nail.
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  • andyhop
    andyhop Posts: 1,996 Forumite
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    Use a polishing compound like G3, Will buff off with ease. Do not use a pan scruber as you will end up with loads of swirl marks
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  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
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    Use one of the non abrasive scourers designed for baths (normally with a white scouring bit). use some ordinary detergent and warm water and it will come off no problem.
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  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,770 Forumite
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    If you put water in bath before painting it stops the paint sticking and reduces the smell of paint.
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  • sassy_one
    sassy_one Posts: 2,688 Forumite
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    Don't use a scrapper :o

    Run a warm bath, leave it then try rubbing it off with a clothe :)
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